Groton-New London Airport

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Groton-New London Airport


12 April 1991

IATA: GON – ICAO: KGON – FAA: GON
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT)
Location Groton, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 41°19′48″N 072°02′42″W / 41.33, -72.045
Website GrotonNewLondonAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
15/33 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 52,394
Based aircraft 69
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Groton-New London Airport (IATA: GONICAO: KGONFAA LID: GON) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Groton, a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.[1] It serves the southeastern Connecticut region, including the shoreline localities of Groton, New London, and Mystic.

Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection and Pilgrim Airlines. Scheduled commercial passenger service was limited to small turboprop aircraft such as de Havilland Dash 8 and Beechcraft 1900. Eventually the airport became no longer a profitable destination, and USAirways Express, the last major carrier to serve the airport, terminated its GON-PHL service in 2004. Two charter airlines, however, do continue to shuttle passengers to and from the airport.

The airport has also been used by several presidents speaking at the commencement of the nearby US Coast Guard Academy. The most recent visit was by President Bush on May 23, 2007.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Groton-New London Airport covers an area of 489 acres (198 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 52,394 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 87% general aviation, 8% military, 5% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 69 aircraft based at this airport: 33% single engine, 25% multi-engine, 14% jet aircraft, 26% helicopters and 1% military.[1]

[edit] Charter airlines

  • Columbia Air Service
  • Lanmar Aviation

[edit] See Also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for GON (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05

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